A man with a ONE inch penis thought he was only person in the world with the genital defect. It was only three years ago that 62-year-old Steve Baker found out he was not alone.
The condition known as hypospadias, a congenital defect of the penis, affects one in 125 men.
Some 1,500 procedures to correct the body organ are performed in the UK each year.
Those affected have a malformed opening in the penis, typically on the shaft or base - reports Mail Online.
They may also have a 'micropenis', measuring smaller than 2 ¾ inches long.
Up until he discovered how common the condition is, Steve's life had been blighted by his tiny manhood.
Steve, from Essex, says his penis is little more than an inch long, and around four inches when erect.
He told Mail Online: "There is no question it affected my self-confidence and my entire personality because of the importance that society places on the size of men's penises."
The keen swimmer described situations such as wearing trunks as "torture".
Steve trained as a farmer and moved to New Zealand.
Although his two siblings never teased him, he had an operation aged 21 which caused further problems.
A specialist Kiwi urologist decided to circumcise Steve accidentally removing the tip of the penis.
This made orgasms impossible and mutilated the penis further.
Steve found love with the sister of a best friend aged 29.
The couple set up home outside Edmonton in Alberta, Canada, where Steve, who re-trained as an oil industry accountant, still lives.
He fathered two sons, now aged 30 and 28, but the marriage collapsed in 2001.
Steve said although the couple "weren't destined to be together" the " sex was so difficult".
Since then Steve has had just one "proper" relationship.
Today he is retired and enjoying the great Canadian outdoors - hiking, cycling and playing badmington.
He has found some comfort after discovering the condition is much more common through internet groups.
"It was a huge relief to learn I wasn't the only man affected," he says.
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